Hot Money, by Dick Francis

MYS FRANCIS
Recommended by Susan

Famous British jockey-turned-mystery-wrier Francis bases his wonderful thrillers around the racing industry and its ancillary support services, but they are all, ultimately, about people. He carried this furthest in his most unusual title, Hot Money. Murder has tainted the convoluted relationships of much-married tycoon Malcolm Pembroke with his three ex-wives and eight children. Someone murdered his most recent wife and later tried to kill him. Malcolm turns to his estranged son Ian, an amateur jockey, for protection, but his boisterous, outgoing nature makes him impossible to shelter anywhere in England. After several more murder attempts, Ian introduces Malcolm to the United States racing scene half a world away, and begins trying to untangle the deadly resentments among his half-siblings. Peeling away layers of emotional and financial neediness, Ian discovers an unspeakable crime from the past and sets a dangerous trap for the killer.

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